One of India’s leading technology moguls made headlines recently after planning to donate billions to help fund a brand-new education initiative. The Associated Press reports that Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro, will donate 213 million shares of stock, estimated to be worth 88.4 billion rupees, or $1.95 billion, to the Azim Premji Foundation by December [...]

The world’s richest man recently touted the importance of philanthropy during a meeting in Tijuana, Mexico. Carlos Slim, whose net worth is over $50 billion, spoke to a crowd of more than 1,000 business people in order to emphasize how important it is for corporations to donate to charitable causes, even if it means an [...]

Thanks to a recent gift from an Indian business group, one of the most well-known business schools in the world will be $50 million richer. India’s Tata Group, which owns 28 companies and is worth $80 billion, became the largest international donor to Harvard Business School in its 102-year history. The money will go toward [...]

In this knowledge-based global economy, Intel Corporation is one of the world leaders. Though firmly entrenched as the world’s top manufacturer of semiconductors, the company also believes that education is the key to a productive future.

Eight major companies were recognized by the EPA or the Environmental Protection Agency for implementing the Climate Leaders program and successfully reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.

Intelius, a leader and pioneer in the field of information commerce, was recently recognized as one of the Top 10 corporate philanthropists by the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Corporate Citizenship program.

Recently, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, gave a State of the City Address to summarize the city’s accomplishments in 2009 and to discuss his goals for the City of Sacramento for 2010. Roni Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation thought it imperative to have representatives attending the conference to find out how the law firm can participate in working towards these goals

Through its Cydcor community relations program, Cydcor, the leading provider of outsourced, face-to-face sales teams, has donated 27 boxes of items, ranging from food snacks and toiletries to entertainment, to American soldiers through Any Soldier, Inc., an organization that helps nearly 100,000 American soldiers in all branches of the military receive letters and packages from home.

The world’s leading discount retailer department store, Wal-Mart, has had a phenomenal history of financial growth. Since its foundation as a discount department store in 1962, it has grown to more than 5,000 stores with 3,400 in the US alone, boasting annual sales revenue of $280 billion creating the world’s largest private employer.

In terms of market share and innovative prowess in the communications industry, there are few that could match Finnish company Nokia. As the largest mobile manufacturer in the world, Nokia’s human approach to research and development has made its products and services one of the most successfully marketed because of its stylishness and customer-friendliness.